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Eggs and Dairy. Two of the foods that showed up the highest on my food sensitivities test….really high. I received a lot of advice about these foods, such as…

Try goats milk products, goats milk is better for humans than cow.

Only eat the egg yolks

Remove for 30 days then slowly add them back in.

Remove for 60 days then slowly add back in.

Try egg substitutes

Try fermented goats milk

Try raw milk

I was able to prove that just because it’s advice doesn’t mean it’s right. I have gradually learned that…

Dairy is dairy, goat or cow it may work for a little while but eventually the eczema doesn’t like it.

What am I going to do with just this egg yolk first of all, secondly the eczema said nice try.

Egg substitutes still have all kinds of chemicals and proteins…no bueno.

So for 30 days I saw vast improvement! Now I’m gradually adding in a food that this eczema hates and I have to completely start over because I’m a big scaly dry mess!!!!

Raw or fermented, it’s still dairy.

Removing dairy and eggs for one week.

Like I said, well meaning but sorry not working. Anthony Williams (Medical Medium) had the best advice, remove the triggers till its completely gone. Not till it has improved, till it is completely gone!! How long will this take? Everyone is different, every illness is different. Patience is a great lesson in life here!

For me eggs and dairy cause inflammation in the body. It’s impossible to heal when you are inflamed. I have now found that egg substitutes such as “Egg Replacer” are just as bad. Egg substitutes are fine if you have a moral reason to avoid eating eggs. But if you have an allergy to the proteins and chemical compounds in eggs, replacing it with a product that is largely made up of the same proteins and chemical compounds is counterproductive. Basically it’s like eating the damn egg.

Eggs and dairy can be inflammatory for a lot of auto immune diseases. And yes raw, organic, pasteur – whatever label they have it’s still eggs and dairy. It’s the proteins and enzymes in these foods that can cause troubles.

Healing after a week of indulging.

Yes you can and yes I can live without eggs and dairy. We live in a country of abundance, there are endless other foods I get to eat. Changing my mindset was key. A few weeks ago I splurged for my birthday. The splurge lasted a couple of weeks. My face, arms and back were completely broken out for weeks! It was confirmation to me that feeling bad and having skin issues is not worth the few bites of cheese or the dessert with egg in it. The photo here on the right is my back, about 10 days apart.

It also inhibits healing, which is counterproductive to my goals.

This is my underarm, I hate having eczema here because with sweating it itches and burns like crazy! The photo on the left is from June 2016, post vacation skin…aka indulging. It cleared up a little bit off and on but nothing significant (despite being on an herbal supplement for skin). Then post birthday celebrations in early September it flared up to be as bad as it was in June. I finally got it, dairy and eggs is not helping me progress, even in small portions. So post birthday celebrations I limited animal proteins, juiced every day and bam, clear arms!!!!

Tips for Dairy and Egg Free Life

You can absolutely adjust!!

Vegan recipes are very helpful. Bonus, I am far less bloated than ever before, who doesn’t love a flat tummy?

Focus on the goal of healing.

Learn along the way.

Celebrate the mountains of amazing food you get to have.

Roll your eyes when other people whine they they could never live without dairy and eggs.

Be confident that you are in control of your body and your body is truly healing!

Egg and Dairy Free Breakfast

Breakfast seems to be the hard choice for those that are egg and dairy free. Here are some breakfast ideas.

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In my eat out for comfort days I could put away some Thai food! Eating at home I’ve learned how to make some of favorite “junk” foods. This has been adapted from Andie Mitchell’s book “Eating in the Middle” and while I love that she took this dish on, there are a lot of ingredients and most are not needed (like sugar and corn starch). So this is my take – if you don’t think you or your loved ones are ready to go completely noodle free, add in some rice noodles (I did that tonight just to verify and yes it was good but really not needed).

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When you study nutrition you learn that quality foods are the building blocks of health. The variety of minerals and vitamins food gives us is what strengthens our bones and keeps us vibrant and healthy. So why do we need to pump fluoride in everything for our teeth?

Each time I went to a dermatologist they would ask “what kind of toothpaste to you use, does it have fluoride?”. My assumption was they thought I was not rinsing well enough and residue was staying around my mouth. I’d answer them and assure them I rinsed well and that was that. There was never any follow up on this trail.

At this point the eczema that is troubling me the most mentally is the eczema on my face. Specifically my chin and jawline. Being vain, it’s the most obvious and makeup only made it look scalier. So I did some quick internet research on eczema along chin and jawline. This is when I found out that sunscreens, make up with sunscreen, beauty products with parfume and fragrance, and fluoride can irritate facial eczema. I had already eliminated all of those items except fluoride.

So this idea just kept niggling at me “what kind of toothpaste do you use, does it have fluoride”? But doctors never pursued this line of thought so I was a little perplexed by it. However, I’m one that believes in listening to those niggling voices. So one day I grabbed a tube of toothpaste without fluoride and went on my merry way.

That night I used the toothpaste and didn’t really think much about it. The next morning I woke up to completely, and I mean COMPLETELY clear skin in my most troubled area. My chin and jaw line were completely clear. The change in toothpaste was so minor to me and such white noise that I honestly didn’t put two and two together. I remember marveling with Sam about how clear my skin suddenly was. I told him that I feel like I may have done something so small and minor that I’m missing what it was. That’s when the lightbulb went off and I remembered that I had changed my toothpaste.

Photos are a week apart. On left is with fluoride.

Note: I am not saying fluoride causes eczema, I am saying it irritates it. The purpose of my journey is to eventually be healed and in the process I must remove irritants and anything that prevents healing.

I then went to the internet and started doing some research. I found loads of research from as far back as the 1950’s on fluoride and skin conditions. The research noted that it was a minority of people in their test cases that experienced these problems but nevertheless the evidence is there! The fluoride is absorbed into the mouth lining affecting the face the most.

(the above website was a starting point, I took their information and dug deeper and found this same study in more detail. I even read the entire study. I won’t overwhelm you with the links but have provided the starting point)

Taken July 2016 – just out of the shower my face is always a bit red. But it’s clear of bumps and scales about 80% of the time vs 0% as before.

I went on to read that this is a pretty well know studies in the field of dermatology but not dentistry. I can confirm this, I have brought this up to 2 dentist and 2 hygienists and they look at my like I started speaking Pharsee. They have no idea what I’ talking about and each one said “I’ve never heard of anyone being allergic or having problems with fluoride.”

I think more people have trouble than are aware they have trouble.

Since then I have eliminated fluoride completely and I continue to go to the dentist and they continue to give me the “perfect teeth” report. So I ask again, why do we have fluoride forced on us?

Toothpaste Without Fluoride

Here are some I’ve found I like.

Tom’s of Maine – found just about anywhere. Pretty close to your traditional toothpaste.

Jason’s – also found just about anywhere. A little more natural than traditional.

Redmond Clay Earthpaste – found at natural stores or online. I know people that like this but it’s not my favorite of the choices out there. Felt like I had to use a lot to get things going.

Primal Life Organics Toothpowder – this takes a little getting used to, but I absolutely love it!!! It whitens great and really keeps my teeth and breath clean.

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After going to 5 dermatologists and 2 practitioners I finally decided the traditional western doctor just doesn’t know how to handle my stomach issues or eczema. I literally watched doctors thumb through little books trying to figure out what cream to give me. Their solution was to treat the symptom and hope it will go away. They had no intention in trying to help me actually heal.

Eczema on my neck

It was at that point that I reached out to a friend that has also experienced stomach upset and GI issues. She recommended that I go to Hill Country Pharmacy and see her nutritionist. So at this point I still don’t see how the stomach and eczema are related, I just know I have to get this under control. Cut to the chase, my diet was failing me on all fronts.

I had abandoned the clean eating protocol of 2012 and was eating out a lot and overindulging at every turn. I had wrecked my stomach and the only way to get well was to go back to clean eating. With pleasure! I was at least 20 lbs heavier and miserable! Within a month my stomach was considerably better. Within 3 months I was back to the old me.

Between diet and supplements I was able to get my stomach issues healed. Digestive enzymes before meals, glutamine and clean eating.

Two weeks no eggs or dairy.

I also did a food sensitivities test and found out I was highly sensitive to all dairy and eggs. This was a primary staple of my diet. So clean eating wasn’t enough, now I had to look into alternatives to my easy go to dishes.

I still battled the eczema though. Trying to heal eczema when no one knows what causes it requires that you become the Sherlock Holmes of your own body. Thus the beginning of a journey that was both enlightening and exhausting.

No one could say they had the cure, no one could even say they knew what caused it. They could recommend creams to help, but I will tell you now, no cream can cure something that is ultimately a symptom of something bigger. Cutting out eggs and dairy had an immediate affect, but after a while I was still breaking out. Frustration mounted and eventually I had to learn to be patient and kind with myself. I spent a lot of time wrecking my body and it was going to take time to heal.

I have learned a lot and am still learning. I look forward to sharing with you what I have learned and hope that this blog can help those that are searching for answers the way I searched and continue to search.